# Kenya reports second Ebola case, a family member of first patient

https://mins.news/en/item/101256

- France 24, 2026-10-15 10:39 UTC
- Health
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20261015-kenya-reports-second-ebola-case-family-member-of-first-patient

> Kenya reported a second Ebola case on Wednesday, about a week after its first known infection. The 39-year-old man is a close family member of the first patient and was already in quarantine when he became ill on Tuesday. The first patient, who had lived in Congo, died at a Nairobi hospital on October 5.

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